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Vietnamese shaking beef with rice
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Vietnamese shaking beef with rice

Garlicky, peppery seared beef tumbled over crisp lettuce and tomatoes.

Time 25 min
EffortEasy
Per portionΒ£3.23
Calories475 kcal

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Ingredients

4 servings
  • Beef stir-fry strips400 g
  • Soy sauce45 ml
  • Garlic3 cloves
  • Brown onions150 g
  • Lettuce1 lettuce
  • Tomatoes250 g
  • Basmati rice300 g
  • Limes1 lime

Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, granulated sugar. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

Usually contains: Soya, Gluten.

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Nutrition per adult portion
475
calories
30g
protein
68g
carbs
9g
fat
3g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, counting a teaspoon of cooking oil for each portion. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

  1. Cook the rice following the pack instructions.300 g basmati rice
  2. Toss the beef strips with the soy sauce, the crushed garlic, a teaspoon of sugar and plenty of black pepper. Leave for 10 minutes.400 g beef stir-fry strips45 ml soy sauce3 cloves garlic
  3. Cut the onion into wedges. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan until smoking hot. Add the beef in a single layer, leave for 1 minute, then shake the pan and cook for 2 minutes more. Add the onion for the last minute.150 g brown onions
  4. Arrange the lettuce leaves and sliced tomatoes on plates and squeeze over half the lime with a pinch of salt.1 lettuce250 g tomatoes1 lime
  5. Pile the beef and onions on top and serve with the rice and the rest of the lime.
The trick that makes it

Cook the beef in two batches if your pan is small. Crowding it stops it searing.

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